We were never consulted about any of the name changes. Leeds Tykes was good, dropping the Tykes brand to Carnegie was wrong in so many ways (The Carnegie Challenger springs to mind!!) and then the change to Yorkshire Carnegie isolated an awful lot of supporters and made enemies of our local rivals. Bristol Bears has a ring to it and as they were once known as the Bristol Shoguns it does sound okay. Maybe they have a brewery sponsorship deal "Follow the Bear!"

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